наводити

From на- +‎ водити.

• IPA^(key): /naʋǒditi/
• Hyphenation: на‧во‧ди‧ти

наво̀дити impf (Latin spelling navòditi)

1. (transitive) to induce, instigate, incite
2. (transitive) to direct, lead (trajectory or a direction of something)
3. (transitive) to quote, cite

• на̀вести pf

• “наводити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

From на- (na-) +‎ во́дити (vódyty). Compare Russian наводи́ть (navodítʹ), Belarusian наво́дзіць (navódzicʹ), Polish nawodzić.

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наво́дити • (navódyty) impf (perfective навести́) (transitive)

1. to bring

   наво́дити кри́тику ― navódyty krýtyku ― to criticize

   наво́дити поря́док / лад ― navódyty porjádok / lad ― to bring order, to put things in order

   наво́дити рі́зкість (на) ― navódyty rízkistʹ (na) ― to focus (on), to bring into focus

   наво́дити на ро́зум / ум ― navódyty na rózum / um ― to bring to one's senses

   наво́дити тума́н на (ко́гось) (idiomatic) ― navódyty tumán na (kóhosʹ) ― to bamboozle, to snow (someone) (literally, “to bring fog onto”)

2. to direct, to point

   Synonyms: наці́лювати impf (nacíljuvaty), направля́ти impf (napravljáty), спрямо́вувати impf (sprjamóvuvaty)

   наво́дити приці́л ― navódyty prycíl ― to point a sight, to take aim

   наво́дити на слід ― navódyty na slid ― to put on the trail/track

3. to build (:bridge)

   наво́дити мости́ (literally, figuratively) ― navódyty mostý ― to build bridges

4. to cite, to give (:data, information, references)

   наво́дити при́клад ― navódyty prýklad ― to give/provide an example

   наво́дити до́відку / до́відки ― navódyty dóvidku / dóvidky ― to provide information

   наво́дити до́кази ― navódyty dókazy ― to adduce/provide evidence/proof

5. to lead (:someone to a conclusion, course of action, thought process, etc.)

   наво́дити на гріх ― navódyty na hrix ― to lead to sin

   наво́дити на ду́мку (що) ― navódyty na dúmku (ščo) ― to lead to the thought, to make think (that)

   наво́дити на підозрі́ння / підо́зру ― navódyty na pidozrínnja / pidózru ― to raise suspicion, to make suspicious

6. to bring on, to induce, to instil (UK), to instill (US) (:feeling)

   наво́дити жах ― navódyty žax ― to induce/instil terror, to terrorize

7. to apply (:paint, lines, etc.)

   наво́дити красу́ (humorous) ― navódyty krasú ― to beautify oneself

наводи́ти • (navodýty) pf

1. (transitive, colloquial) to give birth to, to have (:offspring in any quantity)

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “наводити”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 297
• “наводити”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1974), “наводити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Н – О), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 37
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “наводити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “наводити”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “наводити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “наводити”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)